About the Farm

 

About Quite Contrary Flower Farm

There's a reason it's not called the Quite Conventional Flower Farm.

Quite Contrary Flower Farm is a micro flower farm in Labertouche, Victoria — about an hour east of Melbourne on the edge of West Gippsland. We grow dahlias, David Austin roses, and a seasonal rotation of specialty cut flowers for florists and flower lovers who care where their flowers come from.

Dahlia Tubers — Grown in Victoria, Shipped in Australia

Dahlias are at the heart of what we do. We grow over 5,000 dahlia plants each season, selecting cultivars for stem length, tenacity, and sheer beauty — not just what's popular. Our annual dahlia tuber sale ships across Australia (excluding WA, NT, and TAS) each spring, with tubers divided and inspected on-farm before they go anywhere near a box.

We also breed our own cultivars, sell dahlia seeds, and offer growing guides for gardeners who want to do things properly. If you're serious about dahlias, you're in the right place.

Garden Roses and Seasonal Cut Flowers

Alongside our dahlias, we grow over 1,000 David Austin and specialty garden roses — chosen for scent, because a rose without scent is pretty boring — plus a curated mix of seasonal annuals not readily available at the big flower markets. All available to local florists and designers in the Gippsland and Melbourne region.

How We Grow

We grow with nature, not against it. No herbicides, no harmful pesticides, no synthetic fertilisers. We feed the soil — compost, rock dust, organic matter — and the soil feeds the plants. Home compostable wraps only. No plastic sleeves.

If a flower or tuber doesn't meet our standards, it doesn't leave the farm.

Find Us

Based in Labertouche in West Gippsland, Victoria. Dahlia tubers shipped Australia-wide each spring. Cut flowers available to Melbourne and Gippsland florists seasonally.

Join our email list to be the first to know when tuber sales open — they sell out fast.

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About the Farmer

I'm Mardi. I grow the flowers, divide the tubers, make the calls about what's good enough to leave the farm, and occasionally write about it.

Quite Contrary started the way most good things do: a bad career fit and a patch of land that gave me something to do outside. The farm is in Labertouche, about an hour east of Melbourne on the edge of West Gippsland, on the same property I grew up on. It turns out coming home was the right call.

I grow because I think local, seasonal, properly-grown flowers are genuinely better. They look better, they smell better, they make you feel better, and they don't cost the earth - literally.

The farm runs on compost, stubbornness, and the occasional strong opinion about dahlia varieties.

If you're here for the dahlia tubers, welcome. If you're here for the flowers, welcome. If you're here because someone told you I have thoughts about cut flowers and dahlias: also welcome. Let's get our hands dirty.